Baghdad International Airport

Baghdad International Airport, originally Saddam International Airport, (IATA: BGW, ICAO: ORBI) (Arabic: مطار بغداد الدولي‎), BIAP is Iraq's largest airport, located in a suburb about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate. It is the home base for Iraq's national airline, Iraqi Airways. Pre 1980. The first two terminal areas was one departure terminal with three gates and busses out to the aircrafts. And an arrival terminal. It was a green painted building with an observation deck. Most of the European airlines had flight to Baghdad (BGW) Swissair, SAS, British Airways, LOT, Lufthansa etc. Saddam International Airport was constructed with the assistance of French firms between 1979 and 1982 at a cost of over...